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Brother Charged in 6 Memphis Deaths

by WOODY BAIRD

The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A convicted killer recently released from prison was charged Saturday with fatally shooting his brother during an argument and then killing five witnesses, including two of his brother's children, police said.
Three remaining children were critically wounded in the attack last Sunday, but one of them was able to tell investigators about their assailant, an arrest warrant affidavit said.
Jessie L. Dotson, 33, was arrested on Friday , five days after the six bodies were discovered in a small rental house in a rough neighborhood called Binghampton. The affidavit said Dotson admitted to the killings.
"He tried to kill everyone in the house. He thought everyone in the house was dead," police Lt. Joe Scott said.
Dotson was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said. Among those killed was Dotson's brother, Cecil, 30, who was the father of all the children, ages 9 to 2 months.
Also killed were Hollis Seals, 33, Shindri Roberson, 25, and Marissa Rene Williams, 26, the mother of four of Cecil Dotson's children. Police identified the dead children as Cemario Dotson, 4, and Cecil Dotson, 2.
The surviving children remain under police custody at a children's hospital, but police declined to reveal their identities or their conditions.
One of the children "implicated Jessie Dotson as the person responsible," an arrest warrant affidavit said.
Police said the bodies of the victims were discovered Monday. The adults were shot with a semiautomatic handgun, while the children were stabbed with a knife or bludgeoned, police said.
The adults were found in the living room and the children were found in the two bedrooms of the residence and in the bathroom, Police Director Larry Godwin said.
Police said the bodies were discovered after relatives were unable to make contact with them, either by phone or in person.
Cecil Dotson and Seals each had extensive criminal records that include possession of illegal drugs and firearms. Cecil Dotson is identified in jail records as a known gang member.
Godwin said investigators at first thought the killings might have been some kind of "gang-related retaliation."
"I know the fear that gripped this community. I think we all felt it," Godwin said.
Records also show that Jessie Dotson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1994 and spent 14 years in prison. He was released from prison in January. No other details were available.
District Attorney General Bill Gibbons said his office has not yet decided if it will seek the death penalty.
Jail records showed Dotson was not yet allowed visitors and no lawyer was listed for him. No court dates had been set.

in the world we live in today it is getting harder and harder to live a normal life. violence is on the up rise and senseless killings,are going on everyday. more so than ever though it is the violence against children. innocent children and young adults who unfortunately in a lot of the cases are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. i remember when i was younger i could be outside by myself for hours and not have a worry in the world. i lived in a good neighborhood,didn't have a worry in the world. if i had children today i would be scared to let them go outside or be scared for their lives even sending them to school. this is not a world i would have pictured for 2008. more people need to seek out the lord and get themselves together. there is to much going on in this world to not be involved in young peoples lives and trying to better the world. we need a CHANGE. and i guess more than ever i have become more educated on politics and social issues because we have a lot going on here to be concerned about in the US and more focus needs to be put into these issues. i pray for all of the families all across America not just in my home town that have lost someone . death is inevitable for everyone but no one should have their life cut short because of stupidity.

may everyone be blessed!